What is the difference between Dark Seagray and Gray FS36231?

ΔE 8 (close). Gray FS36231 is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Seagray vs Gray FS36231

Dark Seagray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-75
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #657b65 (estimate)

Gray FS36231

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-317
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #67766c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray FS36231 is more muted, cooler than Dark Seagray.

Can I use Gray FS36231 instead of Dark Seagray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Gray FS36231 is more muted, cooler than Dark Seagray.

Can I use Dark Seagray instead of Gray FS36231?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Seagray is more saturated, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Dark Seagray on the colour wheel See Gray FS36231 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Seagray

Dark Seagray vs Dark Seagray (C-25)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS36231
Dark Seagray vs Aircraft Gray Green BS283 (C-364)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Dark Seagray vs IJA Gray (H-62)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Gray FS36231

Gray FS36231 vs Dark Seagray (C-25)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close
Gray FS36231 vs IJN Hull Color/Sasebo (C-602)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Gray FS36231 vs IDF Gray 2 (-1981 Golan) (C-529)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Seagray equivalents · Gray FS36231 equivalents